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John Cowling Goss

John Goss Obituary

John Cowling GOSS John Cowling Goss passed away Saturday December 19th. John was born in Kirkland, WA to Worth and Nedra Goss on January 8th 1945. John had tremendous exuberance for life and lived it his own way. He loved playing music and inventing things. He is survived by his son Johnny Goss, brothers Duke, Bruce and Worth and sisters Deborah and Nancy. He was a great friend to many and always brought a smile and a throwing knife to the party.A remembrance of John's life will be held Wednesday December 30 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Kirkland Eagle's Club, 258 Central Way, Kirkland, WA. Donations can be made to John's memory to Recovery Centers of King County either online atwww.rckc.org or mailed to 464 12th Ave, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98122.

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Published by The Seattle Times from Dec. 24 to Dec. 25, 2009.

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Judy Scheiber

April 6, 2025

I miss him so much.I will always love him.wish deb would call me.i love this family.rest in piece i will see u when my time comes.All the goss family are real goid people and im sorry for your lost.rip

Mike Whitman

April 29, 2018

John was a good friend and fishing buddy all through school. I find it shocking to see has passed and wish I'd made an effort to meet up with him after coming home from the service, overseas. He was always a step ahead of me in everything we did. He always accomplished everything he started. Unfortunately, he had to overcome many hurdles in life that most people did not have. John was a true friend and I always valued his intellect. John had many sides to his personality and did not always make the right choices but he will always will remain my friend.

Judith Scheiber

January 15, 2010

To the family,
I am so sorry for your loss. John gave me a good life when I lived with him. He taught me alot of good things, and most of all he gave us a beautiful son Johnny. I will always love the man who I knew, kind and nice. He will always be in our hearts thoughts and prayers.
Judy Scheiber

Don 'Doc' Van Etten

December 31, 2009

One day in the early 70's.I was in a band called The Walrus Brothers.We had just moved to Redmond Wa.from Lubback
Tx.One night the Band was robbed at our house.The next morning this guy shows up at our door looking for the old renters.When He found out we had been robbed and lost all our gear,he left.A couple of hours later he came back with enough music gear that we could play a gig that night. John Goss
has been a great friend and brother sence that day over 35 years ago

Meg Anstett

December 24, 2009

Welcome to the wonderful Goss family. I am so sorry for your loss. John was a great guy.

Meg Anstett

Barbara Marquiss

December 24, 2009

Dear Family,
I'm sorry for your loss.
I had the opportunity to meet and get to know John when he would come into CHC. I will truly miss seeing him. He always brought a smile with him and we shared many stories. He would give me great gardening tips. I will miss
him.
My prayers are with you,

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